UBI (Universal Basic Income)

egdirtrap 6/22/2019 5:23:07 PMthe whole process begins with personal finance.. don't backpedal and act like you're more enlightened than everyone else because you "get it" and are well off. you believe in a ducky and bunny world of equality and redistribution which isn't even close to possible. I originally jumped in here cause portslob was getting mobbed by you Bernie bots that have all the answers when he had plenty of fair points.. im not even a trump guy. I never said the current system was perfect either. I don't think anyone feels that way to be honest. im pretty much here for death metal and jokes. this is the most politics I've talked all this year simply because the idea of UBI is loony tunes. most people that agree with it are envious and lazy. hard to deny if you're willing to be honest....

this is what I mean by bad faith dude, some of the wealthiest people in the world support the idea of ubi so it's clearly not an envy thing

I dont think the UBI is for lazy people because it is not attached to any work requirement or additional benefit. 1000 a month, no questions asked, to your account, if youre registered. Most actually assume it would greatly benefit low and middle classes as well as corporate income and credit lines because people qould honor debts more, soend more, and participate in the economy.

Youre gonna get taxed either way. Is this really such a bad way to spend that money?

I knew that there were a group of wealthy people that agreed with it.. sure. you know what I'm getting at though and a quick article from google doesn't mean you're right here. in fact the trend of quick research without ultimate fact checking is another problem with the world. I'm not interested in arguing a lot about this. most people don't mean well, and if we have to agree to disagree I'm just fine with that. I already mentioned what brought me here in the first place

i'm not opposed to UBI if it results in getting rid of all social welfare programs. here's my problem with it that no one ever addresses. most poor people are poor because they're fcking terrible with money. what's going to happen when these poor slobs blow their UBI at the casino and on crack and meth leaving themselves with no money for their kids, for rent, and for food? are the bleeding hearts finally going to tell them to get fcked or are we all of a sudden going to need a whole bunch of government programs to make sure these troglodytes actually spend the money in a responsible way that actually facilitates productivity and a better quality of life? then we're right back to where we are